Corvallis Environmental Center

A global overview of drought and heat-induced tree mortality reveals emerging climate change risks for forests

Analyzing mixing systems using a new generation of Bayesian tracer mixing models

The ongoing evolution of tracer mixing models has resulted in a confusing array of software tools that differ in terms of data inputs, model assumptions, and associated analytic...

Terrestrial Arthropod Assemblages: Their Use in Conservation Planning

Abstract: Arthropods, the most diverse component of terrestrial ecosystems, occupy a tremendous variety of functional niches and microhabitats across a wide array of spatial and...

Urbanization effects on tree growth in the vicinity of New York City

RIOT OS: Towards an OS for the Internet of Things

The Internet of Things (IoT) is characterized by heterogeneous devices. They range from very lightweight sensors powered by 8-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) to devices equipped wit...

Biological Diversity and Biological Integrity: Current Concerns for Lakes and Streams

In discussing various concepts of biological diversity and biological integrity, we trace development of the terms from a focus on species to a consideration of ecosystems. We u...

Tri-tube Freeze-core Procedure for Sampling Stream Gravels

Abstract This paper presents a description of equipment and methods for sampling streambed gravels by using a three-tube array of cryogenic samplers and compares the tri-tube fr...

Correcting for spatial autocorrelation in sequential sampling

1 Sequential sampling is attractive because it permits the user to choose, and efficiently achieve, desired confidence interval lengths. Sequential sampling has been broadly app...